The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-07-13
EG. A X.
THE UNPRECEDENTED INTEREST
shown In ,hs Organization In West virginia
just Now-Inorease of tho Number OF 4
T Posts and Membership of Existing
N.gIf Posts-Ail Coming In August.

Y Blundln Post No. IS, Grand Army OF
the Republic, was mustered at Charleston
Friday morning, July 0, by +. H. Crago,
Assistant Adjutant General, with the fol.
lowing officers: l.l ~
b CommA'lder, FL. Daniels, Company i,
Fifty.h,st Massachusetts Volunteers. n
b s. v. Commander, James II. Barker,
Company D, Seventh West Virginia Vol.
unteera. 2. IA
J. ". Commander, Jonathan Edens,
Company A, Eighth West Virginia Vol.
unteers. ~,
Quartermaster, B. +. Amos, Company
F, Seventh Welt Virginia Cavalry.
Chaplain, H. Q. McWhorter, Company
G, Ninth West Virginia Infantry.
Officer Of the Day, Sam B. Robinson,
Company F, Thirteenth West Virginia
Infantry. 5is l.,i
{ Council Of Administration, Il. @. Nc.
,Whorter, John W. Slack and Isaac Con.
ley. q'5,lg4J 5s5. i's
Adjutant, L. a. Martin, Company l.,
Seventh West Virginia Cavalry. Y
Sergeant Major, John s. Cunningham,
Thirteenth West Virginia Infantry. 81
There were in all thirty.six members
mustered. A letter from the Adjutant
states that another meeting will be held
July so, at WHICH time they expect at leaat
one bundled comrades present. Good
Posts have been organised at Coaburg
and Sissonville in the Same county, and Ii
is confidently expected by the comradee
that they will number Blk hundred strong
IN kanawha county one year FROM to-day,
There will be Post organized in Lincoln
county in the near future. NJ
There have been six posts mustered
since May l, at SiBtersville, Raymond
City, Bridgeport, Row!esburg, Charleston
and Reedyaville, and one post has been
reorganized. Since May l., 1886, there
have been thirty-two new posts mustered
and ak posts recognized. During that
period the membership has increased
from 500 to 1000. There are perhaps now
$500 members in good standing. Posts
will BIO mustered in the near future al
Wileyville, st. George, Bearsyille,
Philippi, and the posts at Rockport and
Moundsville reorganized. The reports
for the quarter ending June so show an
increase of membership all over the
State. The returns Of the vote on the
"Pension Bill'' prepared by the G. A r.
Committee and submitted to posta ior
their approval or disapproyal, is thus far
unanimously in favor OF the bill. There
seems to be 10 general disposition on the
port OF the old soldiers everywhere to feel
that the Grand Army OF the Republic Ia
their homo and in the very near future
they will all be mustered into its ranks. >
Major Lee Raymond, the worthy De.
partment Commander, is using every
effort in his power to increase the eff.
cheney Of the order in West Virginia, and
hiH efforts are meeting with success every.
where. 1t was the general feeling at the
meeting Of the Department Encampment
that the very successful administration OF
the lamented Capt. Carlin could not be
excelled, but il the interest continues
during the year as it has begun there will
be greater increase this year than last.
| Andrew Mather Post No. ii leads all
others in membership, numbering 142 at
the last report. Mead No. 6 and Hollidsy
No. y come next with 81 and o. re-
spectively. :5s3i
Holiday Post ahould have three hundred
Of 9 membership, and the E. W. Stevens
Post, Of the South Side, should have at
least $50. Why cannot this be the case
| Wheeling has the soldiers to make these
the leading Posts Of the State. There is a
disposition on the part Of every Post in
the State to attend the Big Reunion, Au.
gust % to %, inclusive. Reports from
Eastern Ohio, Western Pennsylvania and
Maryland go to show that many posts
| from these localities will also attend in a